Anybody ever been to Warm Springs?

I am disabled. I used to go there when I was a boy. I even had surgery there once.

The Warm Springs Foundation, as it was called then, was considerably more elaborate than at the time the film takes place, of course, but the scenery outside was much the same. I remember a patio on which I was wheeled out when I was recovering from surgery. There was a brick wall with relief carvings of FDR and Helen Keller. I have no idea if that wall still stands, or whether it was demolished.

The rehab center has grown considerably from the early 1960's, when I used to go there. When I returned in 1995, the Franklin D Roosevelt Rehabilitation Institute (as it's called now) seemed like an entirely different building to me - much bigger and more high tech.

Update: The relief carving of FDR is still there, and you can see what Warm Springs looks like now on this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeOif9lxQbg

Hi!

I was selected to be the piano player in the ballroom scene of the movie. It was honor to be in such a wonderful film. I am so proud of all of the Emmy awards that the film won.

After "Warm Springs", the movie came out on HBO,
I drove down to Warm Springs, GA, the town.
I had never been before, but always wanted to go.
I was very impressed with FDR's Little White House,
the original pools, and the rehab center campus.
I think everybody should pay Warm Springs a visit.

Sincerely,
Danny Connell
Kennesaw, GA
"The Piano Player"
[email protected]

I lived in Columbus Ga for 34 years,I have been there a time or two lol

Anyone who watches "Pulp Fiction" should get a phone call in which someone says"seven days"!!

I just watched the movie last night and was amazed. I've been going to Warm Springs at least once a year for the past 11 years with the Georgia Jaycees (Camp Dream, at the back of the Institute) but it just did not actually sink in about what was actually achieved there. Just knowing the history or the present of the Institute does not give justice to the trials everyone went through to get this place legitimized and off the ground.

I was lucky enough to attend school there but i didnt stay due to not having a roommate there and i have to admit i got a little homesick.

I visited Warm Springs as a boy growing up in Columbus, Georgia. I remember touring the Little White House and FDR's hand-operated car the most; the pools that I saw were somewhat dreary looking. After seeing the movie, I plan to visit again soon.

-Pete

Many times since I live here :)

Glad most of you enjoyed your visits. It's a great little town.

Christina in GA

Wow, more Columbus folks here than I expected. I lived in Columbus for 27 years before moving to Stone Mountain, GA. One time, my grandmother came to visit us in Columbus and was horrified that at the time I'd never been to "The Little White House" or to the Warm Springs Foundation. We drove up that Saturday to tour the house and sites around Warm Springs. This was @ 1973 and at the time the vintage pools were not accessible by the public. I have been to the hospital since then to visit patients but still haven't seen the vintage pools, perhaps next time I go down there. I have been back to the Little White House a couple of times as it's still fascinating.
Definitely worth a visit, especially if you included FDR State Park and Callaway Gardens, all in the Pine Mountain area and easily doable in a weekend.